"Your mother is sleeping?...Iruka blinked once but twice. What does that mean?
Sakura gazed out the window. It was dark. How long had she been asleep? She turned attention back to her teacher.
"Yes..Iruka-sensei, can I go now? If you don't need anything else from me, I'm going to leave. I need to go and check on mama."
With that, the six year old hastily stood up and darted out of the school and to the only place she's called home for as long as she could remember.
Saku-chan's home is in the heart of the Senju district. A pale blue house, white fence surrounding the entirety, big front and back yard with green grass. The flowers and trees were in bloom in the garden. Nature was singing and alive.
"Mama, I'm home!" The pinkette announced, secretly hoping her mother would have woken up by now.
Sakura ran up the stairs and took deep breath. In and out, in and out. Slowly, turning the knob and shut the door behind her.
"Mama?" "Daijoubu?"
Silence.
Tears were forming in her eyes.
" Please, wake up! Papa, needs you..I need you.."
A weak, but audible voice. Of her...mother
"B-baby, I-m awake..But I need m-medical attention..C-an you be my brave little ninja and find someone?"
Mebuki was pale, dehydrated, and weak from blood loss. She needed medical attention or else..she could..die.
Sakura took to the streets screaming and begging for help. But no one would would listen. Onlookers thought she was crazy or asking for money.
She called for help but no one came.
Until..she bumped into a masked man with shaggy silver hair. Maybe he would be different?
"Please, mister. My mother is dying! She doesn't have much time left. I'm all alone."
Kakashi bent down to Sakura's level.
"What's your name pup?"
"Sakura Haruno.."
"Let's go help your mom."
Mebuki was placed in the ICU
And Sakura was placed in the custody of Anbu..Masked Men..The ones that broke into her home in the first place and caused her misery. The silver haired man with the mask, had reassuranced the pinkette she was safe and they had only a few questions about Mebuki's state.
A man with a blonde pony tail with blue eyes walked in. He had a kind smile. A voice inside Saku-chan..whispered. You can trust him.
"Hi, Sakura-chan, you can call me Inoichi-san. I just have a few questions about why your mama is injured."
"Your sensei, Iruka informed us, you passed out at your introductory speech, and said your mother was sleeping?"
"Mama, got hit on the head, by one of those masked men. They raided my home." Sakura exclaimed and pointed at Anbu in the room. "I'm supposed be the head of the house, and be brave, ya know? Papa, said he would be back. But he's not..I'm trying my best."
"Sakura-chan, I'll investigate what happened. Anbu shouldn't be hurting the public. However, I have a daughter your age, and I think you two would get along. We'll contact your father, and he'll be home. In the mean time, You'll be staying with my family, until your father is home from his trip. Let's get you some dinner, ne?"
